Action-Adventure Mad Max: Furiosa Spinoff

[Drizzle]

That’s all you need. Then if it makes 300 million that’s a win. Why a studio would have a budget like that for furiousa is so silly if you’re goal was to make money.

Some movies absolutely cannot be made on such a small budget like that. Even Star Wars was made for the equivalent of almost $60 million in today's dollars after adjusting for inflation and that was almost 50 years ago, and that was something that the studio didn't even have a lot of faith in back then.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Movies in general should have lower budgets to tell better stories abcs be creative. 10 million is all you need to tell your story.

Thank the Maker you weren't there to budget for A New Hope.

 

[Spider-Fan]

This is not a black or white situation.

Some movies do require a larger budget. Other mid or low. It's not smart now to go extreme one way or the other.

Exactly!

 

[Drizzle]

Even a movie about making low budget movies cost more than $10 million to make.

Be Kind Rewind - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DarthSkywalker]

That’s all you need. Then if it makes 300 million that’s a win. Why a studio would have a budget like that for furiousa is so silly if you’re goal was to make money.

How much does it cost to hire a VFX artist? How much does it cost to hire 10? How about a grip? A cinematographer? Actors? Costumers? Set dresser? Caters? PAs? Stunt performers? Composer? Editor? You haven't hired a director yet or countless other essential positions.

 

[Spider-Fan]

How much does it cost to hire a VFX artist? How much does it cost to hire 10? How about a grip? A cinematographer? Actors? Costumers? Set dresser? Caters? PAs? Stunt performers? Composer? Editor? You haven't hired a director yet or countless other essential positions.

Also say goodbye to a lot of A-list actors and on a budget requiring high volumes of characters, you will be paying a lot of people scale.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Also say goodbye to a lot of A-list actors and on a budget requiring high volumes of characters, you will be paying a lot of people scale.

The Skirmish of Helm's Deep.

 

[kguillou]

I wonder if there was anything else this movie could have done to draw in more people. i keep thinking of Dune which, like Mad Max, was a niche property (in terms of film) that never really hit with general audiences until Villaneuve got his hands on it. I know Dune had star power going for it, maybe thats what Furiousa lacked.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I wonder if there was anything else this movie could have done to draw in more people. i keep thinking of Dune which, like Mad Max, was a niche property (in terms of film) that never really hit with general audiences until Villaneuve got his hands on it. I know Dune had star power going for it, maybe thats what Furiousa lacked.

I dont think that's it either. Dune has had adaptations, sure. But mostly on TV outside of an 80s movie no one's remembers. Dune also is coming after Game of Thrones became popular, and Dune has a lot of similar elements. Fury Road conversely was peak Mad Max, and didn't hit quite the same high. So I think it's just a matter of missing the popularity window and Mad Max simply being more niche as compared to Dune

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I will say on seeing the movie last night also, the cinema was fairly busy for Furiosa. Us Brits are doing our part at least.

 

[henzINNIT]

I wonder if there was anything else this movie could have done to draw in more people. i keep thinking of Dune which, like Mad Max, was a niche property (in terms of film) that never really hit with general audiences until Villaneuve got his hands on it. I know Dune had star power going for it, maybe thats what Furiousa lacked.

It just feels like a Blade Runner 2049 situation, where it doesn't matter how good the film was, or how legendary the preceding one was, the audience just isn't there. Hard to market an "awesome film that looks like that other one you probably should have watched", where it both lacks the excitement of being something new, and the power of people's familiarity and nostalgia. Even fans of the originals can be muted or become skeptical, cause it's been so long and there seems like there's no way to top it.

 

[Zantera]

I can only speak for myself and others I know but I feel like prequels in general come with a stigma that is not easily overcome. I liked Furiosa and I don't mean this as a slant on this film but had this been set after Fury Road I would have gone into it with a lot more hype even if they recast the main role. When you know where character(s) will end up it takes away a lot of excitement around a movie for me at least, and I still liked it!

 

[Drizzle]

I wonder if there was anything else this movie could have done to draw in more people. i keep thinking of Dune which, like Mad Max, was a niche property (in terms of film) that never really hit with general audiences until Villaneuve got his hands on it. I know Dune had star power going for it, maybe thats what Furiousa lacked.

Release date maybe? Let's say hypothetically Dune 2 had been released in November as originally intended and Furiosa was completed in time to move the release date up two months to take that first weekend of March slot. Maybe in that scenario it does better with the benefit of coming out after a two month drought at movie theaters.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

So apparently this is losing over 1100 screens at the US BO this weekend. It's like WB want this to fail miserably.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I mean, if it isnt selling tickets then the theaters are going to want to move it out for another movie. Especially since Inside Out 2 is now out and it is the Summer. So I can't really be mad at WB for that one

 

[Drizzle]

Yeah, this is the kind of thing where it's really out of WB's hands. If a movie isn't making money, theater chains are going to want to push it out to make room for ones that will.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I'm still gonna blame Zaslav anyway

 

[blueharvest]

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Does that mean technically the movie only cost $60 million to make

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Black Narcissus]

I just rewatched it from the comfort of my home. This plays even better the second time around. The beginning chase sequence is still one of the best in all the series, simply gripping and masterful. This only enriches Fury Road! Especially if you watch them back to back. Incredible. This is already another modern classic to me and have no doubt that will become the general consensus in years to come.

 

[Snow Queen]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

This sequence was incredible.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

WatchMojo - Top 20 Best Prequel Movies

They include some spoilers and movies that are sequels yet have lots of prequel content. Still, it's fun to think about what prequels that have been made that actually were good.

Spoiler: their list in order

20. A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
19. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
18. Red Dragon (2002)
17. Kong: Skull Island (2017)
16. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
15. Bumblebee (2018)
14. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
13. Fast Five (2011)
12. Pearl (2022)
11. Mallrats (1995)
10. The Muppet Movie (1979)
9. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
8. Prey (2022)
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
6. X-Men: First Class (2011)
5. Wonder Woman (2017)
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
2. The Godfather Part II (1974)
1. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)

A bit high on

Spoiler

Temple of Doom

in particular but hey it's somebody else's list.

Regardless of order, a lot of good stuff on the list.